The Vasa Museum is located on Djurgården island and, on the way to the museum, it will be clear to you that judging by its exterior, it is a maritime museum. Entering the museum, you will come across the old ship “Vasa” from the 17th century. It sunk on its first voyage in 1628, and it was salvaged in the 1960s. It was exhibited in the temporary Wasavarvet Museum for a period of time. After some time, there was a competition with 384 applications regarding the exterior design of new museum. Swedish architects Marianne Dahlback and Goran Mansson stood out and won the competition with their “Ask” design. The construction began on 2 November, 1987.
The museum was officially opened by King Carl XVI Gustaf in 1990, and it is considered the most visited Scandinavian museum. If you are visiting Stockholm, do not miss this museum. Thanks to a huge number of visitors (more than a million visitors per year), the museum was reconstructed in 2013. There you may explore history, see a vast number of exhibits and sculptures, see a movie, buy a souvenir, or have something to eat.
Interesting facts:
The museum’s most visited year was 2019, with more than 1.5 million visitors
Thousands of oak trees were used to build the Vasa ship.
Ticket price for your museum
Regular ticket price: 16.5 €
FREE entrance - for young people up to 18 years of age
Opening hours of the Vasa Museum
The museum is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The restaurant within the museum is open from Monday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Author of the article:
Maja Glavaš, tour guide
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